We do not believe that the temptations that earlier led Steven to molest children are out of his life, and we do believe that he, his wife, his chaperons, his ministers and elders, his fellow church members, his probation officers, and the state of Idaho, have reason and cause to be wary.
Douglas Wilson
Steven Sitler
“killed on the spot, and no injustice done”
I believe there was at least one scenario where Steven could have been killed on the spot, and no injustice done.
Douglas Wilson
“they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush”
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush.” Jeremiah 6:15
“Family values no reason to let Steven Sitler go home”
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
“It’s simple. Pedophiles — and no one claims Sitler has been cured — should not be around children, their own or anyone else’s.” Continue reading
Sitler Archive Update: Audio File for Yesterday’s Hearing
“I can’t guarantee Steven’s son’s safety; I’m not sure anyone can guarantee Steven’s son’s safety.” — The Honorable Judge John Stegner Continue reading
“evil simpliciter”
To molest a child is an appalling thing. There is no righteous way to relativize it into some kind of ‘not so bad’ status. It is an evil simpliciter.
Douglas Wilson
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: “Judge denies Sitler’s reunification with family”
“Stegner said during Wednesday’s hearing that reunification of the family should be the goal” Continue reading
“simply predatory”
Steven’s behavior was with young children and was simply predatory.
Douglas Wilson
Justice for the Innocent
Guest Post
“Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.” — Proverbs 31:8 Continue reading
“the kind of offense that you execute people for”
The fact that someone was convicted of a sex offense does not mean that all sex offenses are in the same category of offense. We do need to have the category of statutory rape, and it needs to policed with tough sanctions, but we also need to remember that it is a different kind of offense from the rape of a three-year-old. The latter is the kind of offense that you execute people for, and the former usually is not. It is important to distinguish, in terms of legal consequences, the creep show from the fornicator.
Douglas Wilson
Moscow-Pullman Daily News front page, top of the fold: “Sitler will request to live with son”
“Sex offender admitted to having ‘contact with his child that resulted in actual sexual stimulation’” Continue reading
“behold the wicked abominations that they do here”
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the . . . Continue reading
“it is terrible when a child has to live within range of a sexual predator”
Make no mistake — it is terrible when a child has to live within range of a sexual predator.
Douglas Wilson